The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157044 Message #3705326
Posted By: Lighter
29-Apr-15 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Barbara Allen
Subject: RE: Origins: Barbara Allen
No explanation of "feud" is afforded by the OED.
"Fault," however, makes sense in the sense of "transgression" (OED).
That suggests the likelihood that the broadside postdates Percy.